Random Thoughts Sechs: Eeeeehhhh...

[GoodSarmatian]

A few days ago I was "within walking distance" of Barack Obama.
It's a shame our paths didn't cross. I have opinions.
Anyway, completely pointless.
He wouldn't have listened to me.

 

[Kyriakos]

That postcount isn't going to grow itself.

You have a long way to go

 

[GoodSarmatian]

I miss Spoony.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

A few days ago I was "within walking distance" of Barack Obama.
It's a shame our paths didn't cross. I have opinions.
Anyway, completely pointless.
He wouldn't have listened to me.

Dingbat Don was in LA yesterday. I was hoping someone would organize a flash mob of several thousand to chant at him and drive him out of California, but it was a nice day and I guess people had better things to do.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Dingbat Don was in LA yesterday. I was hoping someone would organize a flash mob of several thousand to chant at him and drive him out of California, but it was a nice day and I guess people had better things to do.

I would love to see a concerted effort to arrange regular chants whenever he goes out. The more insulting the better. It's time to remind him just what he is.

Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!
Trump's a crook, throw the book! Trump's a crook, throw the book! Trump's a crook, throw the book! Trump's a crook, throw the book!
Liar Liar Trump's hair on fire! Liar Liar Trump's hair on fire! Liar Liar Trump's hair on fire! Liar Liar Trump's hair on fire!
Putin's Poodle! Putin's Poodle! Putin's Poodle! Putin's Poodle!
Fatso Donny cheats at golf! Fatso Donny cheats at golf! Fatso Donny cheats at golf! Fatso Donny cheats at golf!

 

[Takhisis]

Oh, and about the thread title... Is that supposed to be an attempt at a phonetic spelling of "sexy"?

I suppose, the polyglot mouse went with ze djerman number.

Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben...

edit: re thread title I have no idea what's going on there. I'm just going to assume it's some sort of sarcasm or whatever and get on with my day.

It might be too obscure, but it's a reference to (yes, Djerman!) GTA III and also to a certain Scandinavia and the World strip.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Between Valka and me the chance that we get a GTA reference is roughly equal, i suppose.

I'm aware that "GTA" is the acronym associated with a series of violent videogames, and that's about it.

I have to keep reminding myself that it doesn't mean "Greater Toronto Area."

 

[Kyriakos]

20 years ago it was an outrage to release games which even somewhat allowed the player to act violently/in an ignoble manner (other than being in war). Eg i recall the ban of a rather dumb game where you controlled football hooligans.
If only they could see into the future

 

[Valka D'Ur]

20 years ago it was an outrage to release games which even somewhat allowed the player to act violently/in an ignoble manner (other than being in war). Eg i recall the ban of a rather dumb game where you controlled football hooligans.
If only they could see into the future

It's close to 30 years ago now when I got my Amiga 500 and discovered the addictionsdelights of computer games. Whenever I was in a bad mood I'd boot up Sim City (the original version), select a pre-made city scenario, embezzle lots of funds (there's a cheat that allows this, so long as you don't mind an earthquake every fourth time), turn on the bulldozer, and bulldoze the city down to bare scorched earth. Not one building, not one bit of infrastructure, not one tree was left standing.

Or an alternative to that was putting in Ports of Call and deliberately not making repairs to the ship. I'd see how long I could get away with that before my ship would sink, carrying the crew with it to a watery grave on the ocean floor. I think I managed to get it down to about 15% one time.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

The game that led to the ESRB being established is Night Trap. Rather amusingly, there was controversy about the game promoting sexual aggression against women. Of course, they'd never actually played the game, because in it you were trying to prevent that from happening. Also, in the one scene where the woman gets drained of blood, the device is rather silly-looking.

 

[Glassfan]

Dingbat Don was in LA yesterday. I was hoping someone would organize a flash mob of several thousand to chant at him and drive him out of California...

In our dreams. These days, a flash mob - typically organized on social media - would be anticipated by LAPD intel and would simply divert the Presidential motorcade to a different venue. But I've often day-dreamed of bringing a few like-minded individuals to a MAGA rally and recite with bullhorns the FU chant.

 

[Synobun]

After being on a supplement for three months, I remove it from my daily intake for a week to see if anything happens. It can take a long time for supplements to start working, but I've found that their effects taper off quick when I stop, so a week is usually long enough to see if there's merit or not (even with slow-acting things like Vitamin D).

So that's what I'm doing with B5 and l-carnitine right now. The first two weeks of being on l-carnitine were miserable, and then I got sick so I never could tell if there was improvement or if the way I was feeling was tied to the supplement.

It's kind of expensive so I'm sort of hoping I don't feel any different after a week, but at the same time I would prefer it if it did have a noticeable impact. It would mean I'm on the right track.

 

[Takhisis]

Between Valka and me the chance that we get a GTA reference is roughly equal, i suppose.

In GTA III you have to drive armored vans with the rather prominent logo of a company that is called ‘Group Six’ but in German.

So you did get the SATW reference about Sweden having to bring six toys?

 

[Gori the Grey]

Thread numbering sucks.

Thread subtitle sucks.

Whole concept of such a thread sucks.

So here's my random thought, kind of a random experience, actually: Next to the microwave at my workplace, someone has posted the instructions for operating the microwave. Not just general instructions about how to operate a microwave, but this microwave's instructions. Four pages, but reduced in the photocopying so that it fits onto two sheets of paper.

One element of the instructions is highlighted with yellow highlighter: the specific procedure for reheating mutton. Mutton, of all things.

 

[rah]

That beats the message in our office above the light switch that says, "If the office is dark, please position the switch into the up position"

 

[Gori the Grey]

See, now that one's droll. Mine is just baffling.

 

[Takhisis]

That beats the message in our office above the light switch that says, "If the office is dark, please position the switch into the up position"

This is bordering on ‘please do not read this line’ territory.

 

[Gori the Grey]

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[AdamCrock]

In GTA III you have to drive armored vans with the rather prominent logo of a company that is called ‘Group Six’ but in German.

So you did get the SATW reference about Sweden having to bring six toys?

Wow ! Great Toronto Arena really is something !

 

[Valka D'Ur]

After being on a supplement for three months, I remove it from my daily intake for a week to see if anything happens. It can take a long time for supplements to start working, but I've found that their effects taper off quick when I stop, so a week is usually long enough to see if there's merit or not (even with slow-acting things like Vitamin D).

So that's what I'm doing with B5 and l-carnitine right now. The first two weeks of being on l-carnitine were miserable, and then I got sick so I never could tell if there was improvement or if the way I was feeling was tied to the supplement.

It's kind of expensive so I'm sort of hoping I don't feel any different after a week, but at the same time I would prefer it if it did have a noticeable impact. It would mean I'm on the right track.

I'm taking vitamin D now and it cost $5.47 for 500 tablets (1000 units). Mind you, it's Wal-mart's store brand. The pharmacist tried to persuade me to let him put it in with my usual monthly allotment of prescribed stuff, and wasn't pleased when (in response to his claim that I would save money) I pointed out that the difference between what he would charge and what Wal-mart would charge is $15.00.